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. 2014 Sep 25:11:85.
doi: 10.1186/s12977-014-0085-9.

Obituary: Axel Rethwilm (1959-2014)

Ben Berkhout, Jochen Bodem, Otto Erlwein, Ottmar Herchenröder, Arifa S Khan, Andrew Ml Lever, Dirk Lindemann, Maxine L Linial, Martin Löchelt, Myra O McClure, Carsten Scheller, Robin A Weiss

Obituary: Axel Rethwilm (1959-2014)

Ben Berkhout et al. Retrovirology. .
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Axel Rethwilm in 2008 at the main train station in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Photo provided by Ottmar Herchenröder.
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